Tetrathemis platyptera,[2] the pigmy skimmer,[3][4] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread in many Asian countries and locally common over much of its range.[1][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Tetrathemis |
| Species: | T. platyptera
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetrathemis platyptera Sélys, 1878
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Description and habitat
editIt is a small dragonfly with yellow face and bluish green eyes. Its thorax and abdomen are yellow with broad black marks. Its wings are transparent, with fore-wings faintly and hind-wings broadly tinted with yellow at the bases. Females are similar to males.[3][4][6][7]: 429–430
It breeds in vegetated ponds and wells. The female stabs her eggs onto dry twigs hanging over water. The eggs hatch out in rains and the naiads fall directly into the water below.[1][3][7]: 429–430 [8]
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Mating -
Laying eggs on a hanging wire over the pool
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Dow, R.A. (2020). "Tetrathemis platyptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T163647A138281957. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T163647A138281957.en. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ a b c "Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ a b "Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- ^ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 379–380. ISBN 978-81-8171-495-4.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 250–251.
- ^ a b F.C. Fraser (1924). "A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species". Records of the Indian Museum. 26: 423–522. Retrieved 2024-03-05 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ S. Foerster (1998). "Oviposition high above water in Micrathyria dictynna Ris (Anisoptera:Libellulidae)" (PDF). Odonatologica. 27 (3). research.steffenfoerster.com: 365–369. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
External links
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